Books Read in the Past Week

 Classics are marked with a *
(Last year I read at least one new book each week.   
This year's goal is at least one classic each week.)


"By The Shores Of Silver Lake"
{carried over from last week}
"The Long Winter"
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
[children's fiction, historical, autobiographical]

"Try Giving Yourself Away"
by David Dunn
[non-fiction]
{carried over from last week}

"The Home Has A Heart"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[non-fiction; Christian (Protestant) themes, recipes, 
anecdotes]
(January chapter only)

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" *
"New Chronicles of Rebecca"
[children's fiction]
{carrying over into next week}
by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Homily 2013-01-04 - Fr Anthony Mary MFVA - St Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Great homily from Fr. Anthony.   I especially liked the
part about the Protestant minister!

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Photo of baby reaching out of womb during c-section goes viral | LifeSiteNews.com

I just HAD to share this beautiful photograph.  No further remarks from me are needed; this picture
says it all.

New Image In Collection

I've added a beautiful stained glass picture to my Rosary Art Collection.

I've often thought, what a pity nobody wrote down what Jesus and the Teachers of the Law

said to each other during those three days.

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Semper Gaudete!: Books Read In The Past Week

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #
Classics are marked with a *
(Some books may get both a # and a *)

"Stand Up, Lucy!"
by Elizabeth Hall
[children's fiction, historical]
{carried over from last week}

"Try Giving Yourself Away"
by David Dunn
[non-fiction]
{carried over from last week; carrying over into next week}
(This is a book that I could easily read in a couple of days,
but it is one that I like to linger over.)

"A Christmas Carol" *
by Charles Dickens
[fiction]
(my yearly December 24th 
 reading of this book!)

"By The Shores of Silver Lake"
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
[children's fiction, historical, series, autobiographical]
{carrying over into next week}

"Around the Year With the Trapp Family" #
by Maria Augusta Trapp
[non-fiction, Catholic]
(read online; Open Library Loan)

Another Sabbath Enhancement

I added, several weeks ago something new to the way I begin my Sunday, the way I welcome the Sabbath.   Now, after lighting the votive candle [electric, for safety!],  and praying, "Blessed art Thou, Lord our God, King of the Universe, Who has commanded us to keep holy the Sabbath day," and before praying Evening Prayer, I sing the hymn On This Day, The First of Days.